The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted a claim by former governor of Lagos state and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that Permanent Voters’ Cards have expired.
Recall Tinubu had made the claim while addressing women leaders of the APC who paid him a visit in Abuja, on Tuesday.
The former governor of Lagos State also lamented that there had been a decline in the number of eligible voters in recent times.
Reacting, Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of INEC, Prof Bolade Eyinla, stated that PVCs previously registered remain valid.
This is as he advised those who already have PVCs not to bother about registering for another one.
“This information is not correct. The PVC issued to all previously registered voters remains valid. This kind of statement will certainly push eligible voters to register more than once thereby creating the problem of double and multiple registrations,” he said as quoted by Daily Trust.
